Comments on: Urban Fantasy class http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209 A blog about the writer's books and stories Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dennis Danvers http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3445 Dennis Danvers Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:17:10 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3445 The biz to be in is un-produced screenplays. The writer gets paid more than I do for a novel, and they don't have any Rock-quality acting to live down. The biz to be in is un-produced screenplays. The writer gets paid more than I do for a novel, and they don’t have any Rock-quality acting to live down.

]]> By: Dustin Lacina http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3443 Dustin Lacina Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:02:59 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3443 @Robert I think that it's important to watch awful movies. They not only remind us that the good ones are that much better. But that really, we're all in the wrong business by not writing these screenplays. Besides, if not for bad movies, what would there be to bitch about? Politics just gets redundant after a while. But The Rock's eyebrow-twitch? That's always gold. @Robert

I think that it’s important to watch awful movies. They not only remind us that the good ones are that much better. But that really, we’re all in the wrong business by not writing these screenplays.

Besides, if not for bad movies, what would there be to bitch about? Politics just gets redundant after a while. But The Rock’s eyebrow-twitch? That’s always gold.

]]> By: Robert http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3441 Robert Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:55:49 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3441 I want to remind you that I warned you, but I have watched and will watch plenty of awful movies, and no one can disuade me!!! I want to remind you that I warned you, but I have watched and will watch plenty of awful movies, and no one can disuade me!!!

]]> By: Dennis Danvers http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3439 Dennis Danvers Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:10:56 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3439 I win, Amy, I made it all the way through. I can't say I'm better for the experience. The Rock's twiddly finger thing was just too goofy. A flying ice cream truck blowing up a zeppelin, however—that was pretty cool. If I watched it twice, I'd have a better sense of what's going on, but then I'd have to watch it twice... Sometimes the magic works, and sometimes it doesn't. S Darko might be better. I win, Amy, I made it all the way through. I can’t say I’m better for the experience. The Rock’s twiddly finger thing was just too goofy. A flying ice cream truck blowing up a zeppelin, however—that was pretty cool. If I watched it twice, I’d have a better sense of what’s going on, but then I’d have to watch it twice… Sometimes the magic works, and sometimes it doesn’t. S Darko might be better.

]]> By: Dustin Lacina http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3438 Dustin Lacina Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:46:09 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3438 The casting is an interesting experiment. Works sometimes. Falls flat in others. I think the major flaw with the film is that it's something you'd expect out of an NYU film student who has done way too much ketamine (a friend of mine that fits this description loves this movie--if that's any indication). It's overly ambitious without the precision in skill or attention to "story" to really back it up. It's an odd film. Very different from Donnie Darko. The casting is an interesting experiment. Works sometimes. Falls flat in others. I think the major flaw with the film is that it’s something you’d expect out of an NYU film student who has done way too much ketamine (a friend of mine that fits this description loves this movie–if that’s any indication). It’s overly ambitious without the precision in skill or attention to “story” to really back it up. It’s an odd film. Very different from Donnie Darko.

]]> By: Dennis Danvers http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3437 Dennis Danvers Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:41:49 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3437 Hmm. Now it's a bet, is it? I'll get back to you when the turkey hits the mail slot. Hmm. Now it’s a bet, is it? I’ll get back to you when the turkey hits the mail slot.

]]> By: Amy http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3436 Amy Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:57:15 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3436 Southland Tales is worth a netflix but I bet you won't make it through. It's full of B+ list actors, which was surprising given the quality of the plot and script. Southland Tales is worth a netflix but I bet you won’t make it through. It’s full of B+ list actors, which was surprising given the quality of the plot and script.

]]> By: Dennis Danvers http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3435 Dennis Danvers Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:20:46 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3435 A true artist can learn from good art and bad. I keep watching Shyamalan because of one good movie. A true artist can learn from good art and bad. I keep watching Shyamalan because of one good movie.

]]> By: Robert http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3434 Robert Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:21:35 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3434 Consider it took him about four tries to get the movie right and he still couldn't pull it off. Really, Dennis, it's godawful. Consider it took him about four tries to get the movie right and he still couldn’t pull it off. Really, Dennis, it’s godawful.

]]> By: Dennis Danvers http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3433 Dennis Danvers Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:05:12 +0000 http://dennisdanvers.com/?p=209#comment-3433 Well, it's in my Netflix queue now, so I can decide for myself. It did get some good reviews. It pleases me when any filmmaker attempts to do anything worthwhile in the genre that's not another sequel or an opportunity to blow shit up. Well, it’s in my Netflix queue now, so I can decide for myself. It did get some good reviews. It pleases me when any filmmaker attempts to do anything worthwhile in the genre that’s not another sequel or an opportunity to blow shit up.

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